Christy

Hello brand new week! I’m so happy to see you. Seriously. After last week’s Flex Points debacle, I’m ready for a clean slate and a fresh set of Points. I will never, ever act like that again! Promise!

So on to the good stuff!

Last week’s weight: 140
This week’s weight: 138
Change: -2 POUNDS <—--Did you see that? OMFG! I haven’t lost 2 pounds in a month, muchless ONE week, in I don’t even know how long!

THIS is why we sing the praises of Weight Watchers. This very reason. If you do it, and  you are honest with yourself in tracking your points, it works. Simple. Yes, it’s a little cumbersome when you first start out, but isn’t anything new? If you are on the fence about Weight Watchers, please get off and give it a try.

What did I learn this week? I learned that I need to plan a little better for my splurges. There is nothing wrong with splurging. As a matter of fact, I think you HAVE to splurge every now and then, or else you’ll go completely insane and the paddy wagon will pull up in your driveway.

I also learned that my indulgences are not what they used to be. One night this past week, I was starving to death (because I blew all my Flex Points) and wanted something, anything to eat. I grabbed the nearest thing and plunged it into Cool Whip. The nearest thing was a Z-bar, okay TWO Z-bars, and the Cool Whip was light. While I totally used Points I didn’t have, it could have been so much worse. The old me would have grabbed a 1/2 gallon of ice cream out of the freezer and polished most of it off. In one sitting. With chocolate sauce and probably nuts, too. Yeah, that was me.

So I am victorious this week, because I finally realized that I’ve been successful! I have changed my LIFESTYLE, and that is a huge win for me.

Also, if you haven’t joined us on Twitter for our Last Chance Tworkouts during the Biggest Loser, you totally should! You’re missing out Just check it out for  yourself.

So I added a What’s Christy Eating tab to the top of my section of the blog. Go here to check it out! I’ll try to list everything I eat, everyday, with points values!

So I had to tell you about my dinner. I was so excited that I could eat so much for so few points. Barilla Pasta has a Tortelloni pasta, available in the dry pasta section of the grocery store, that’s only 4 points per serving. And it’s a good sized portion!!! I had the spinach and ricotta version tonight and my kids even gobbled it up. I paired it with Newman’s Own Sockarooni pasta sauce and some steamed veggies. Good stuff. I’m pretty full and still have points to spare today.

That’s my kind of meal!

Barilla also has lots of good info on the nutrition of pasta and some good recipes.

I just logged into Weight Watchers online for the first time since October 9, 2008. Sheesh. Talk about embarrassing. It’s a good thing Weight Watchers can’t nudge me like people on Twitter. But then again, maybe they should nudge me. Every.single.hour.

I logged my points for today (so far).

1/2 Quaker Breakfast on the Go bar – 2 pts.

1 pack of those new crispy Newton bar thingies. Okay, I’ll get the real name later. I’ll probably review them because they ROCK – 2 pts.

1 can of Campbell’s Select Harvet Light Beef with Barley soup – MY FAVE (I just dug through the trash to find the can so I could get the correct name only to realize it was still on the counter. YUCK!) – 3 pts. for the entire can. Did I mention it’s delicious?

100 cal. pack of Fudge Grasshoppers – 2 pts.

So, can you see I’m a snacker? Yup, old habits die hard. I promise to get my butt in gear and start planning meals and eating fresh, healthy things tomorrow. Today is day 1 and I’m trying to avoid shock.